Faculty Disclosures

Rita Agarwal MD is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, at Stanford, Past President and a founding member of the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, Past Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and former member of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Board of Directors. She is a member of the ABA Pediatric Anesthesiology Committee and an ABA Basic Exam Question Editor, AAP Committee on Substance Use Prevention, the AAP Clinical Guideline Taskforce on Opioid Prescription, and the American Medical Association Taskforce on Substance Use Prevention and Pain Medicine. Her passion is for education, appropriate pain management and advocacy for safer dental anesthesia, opioid stewardship, and substance use prevention. Her other academic interests include neuroanesthesia, mentorship, sponsorship, diversity and women’s issues in medicine and faculty development

Dr. Vipin Bansal is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, a Level 1 trauma center. He is the driving force behind the pediatric regional nerve program in the Acute Pain Service at Arthur Blank Children Hospital. He is an active member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA), Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM), and Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologist (SPA). In addition to completing his anesthesiology residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, he studied engineering at Cornell University and collaborates with his engineering colleagues at Georgia Tech. His main clinical focus is utilizing nerve blocks in pediatric perioperative care to keep kids comfortable. He loves teaching and conducts ultrasound guided nerve blocks workshops locally and nationally, using traditional phantoms and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He has won numerous awards such as the distinguished Humanitarian Award by his hospital and TOP DOCTOR by Atlanta Magazine. He also pioneered the use of neuromodulation to control phantom pain in his amputation patient and this work was published in Today.com and Atlanta-Journal Constitution (AJC). He recently finished his Emory Professional Leadership Development course and is looking for new ways to integrate different disciplines to improve perioperative care starting before patients enter the operating room.

Dr. Danette Beitra is a board-certified Pediatric Psychologist who specializes in working with children with pain and complex medical conditions at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, FL. Prior to joining Nemours in 2022, she developed and lead multidisciplinary clinics and the consultation liaison service at several children’s hospitals. She is currently the Director of Programmatic Development for behavioral health and co-leads a Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program for children and adolescents. Dr. Beitra completed her internship training at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX prior to pursuing a fellowship with emphasis in pediatric health at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, TX. Dr. Beitra’s primary clinical interests include adjustment, coping, quality of life, and resilience in response to chronic pain and life-threatening diagnoses. Dr. Beitra maintains active teaching, supervisory, program development, and research initiatives. Her research interests include measurement and evaluating the effectiveness of programs that foster collaborations between psychologists and the medical team. She is currently involved in a multi-site NIH study evaluating the ethical, legal, and social implications impacting family decision-making in donating pediatric tissue samples. Dr. Beitra is also involved in numerous quality improvement and research projects aimed at training medical residents and psychology graduate students in preventative behavioral health care models. On a personal note, Dr. Beitra enjoys cooking, spending time with her family, and traveling.

Dr. Rashmi Bhandari joined the Pediatric Pain Management Clinic and Stanford faculty in 2005 and has since been working with children and their families who are struggling with chronic pain conditions, offering behavioral health treatments. She is the Director of Psychology Services for the Pediatric Pain Clinic and a committed clinician, educator, and researcher with a focus on assessment and development of treatment interventions to improve the lives of youth with chronic pain. Dr. Bhandari, has successfully lead the Pediatric Pain Clinic in multiple clinical innovations including tele-medicine, and group interventions to continue offering evidence based treatments and improving access to care. Dr. Bhandari utilizes evidence based treatments in her work including cognitive behavioral therapy to treat pain, biofeedback, clinical hypnosis, and SPACE treatments for parents to foster children's functional recovery (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions).

I am a proud member of the Department of Anesthesiology at The University of Colorado School of Medicine and I work at Children's Hospital Colorado where I am the director of the Pain Services, and a co-director of our Wellness Program. Simply put, I am a full time anesthesiologist and blessed with a great team!

Talitha is an occupational therapist with 20 years of experience at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Specializing in care for children with rheumatic diseases, her passion for this area of practice and the people affected led to growing involvement in the rheumatology community. As a patient educator and advocate, she served kids and their families by volunteering for the Arthritis Foundation and Scleroderma Foundation. To improve the skills and resources for other professionals who serve these kids and families, she volunteers for the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP), and is currently serving on the ARP Membership and Nominations Committee. Because pain plays a role in rheumatology and many kids’ lives, she also helped develop the Pain Rehabilitation program at CHLA where many kids with chronic pain learn how to live their best lives. Talitha is continually learning and sharing information about these much-needed areas of practice.

Dr. Amber Borucki is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist whose focus is chronic pain management in children and adolescents/young adults and reducing or managing pain from chronic conditions or pain that occurs after surgery. Dr. Borucki completed her medical degree at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL. She attended anesthesia residency at the University of Chicago. She completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Boston Children's Hospital as well as a combined adult/pediatric pain medicine fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham Women's Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Borucki worked for one year in private practice in anesthesiology in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Borucki then began her 5-year tenure at UCSF as a pediatric anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist and was the Director of the Pediatric Anesthesia Service at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. She is now a pediatric pain physician and anesthesiologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. She is the Education Director for Pediatric Pain Medicine. Notable accomplishments at UCSF include developing and co-chairing the UCSF Benioff Transbay Pediatric Pain Management Committee, serving on the Bridge to One Bay project to standardize pain care across all UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital locations, and assisting ChildKind designation (a prestigious designation for a hospital indicating that it prioritizes pediatric pain care). Dr. Borucki is a member of the medical advisory council for the Make a Wish Bay Area chapter. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM) and also will be the program director for the upcoming 12th annual SPPM meeting. Dr. Borucki has also served on several committees through the American Society of Anesthesiologists and California Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Borucki served as an editorial board member for Paediatric and Neonatal Pain.

Stanley E. Brewer, D.O. is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Brewer completed his Bachelor’s Degree in psychology at Arizona State University, concurrently earning an Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s with emphasis in Religion and Korean studies. He then went on to receive his medical degree from A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and completed combined training in Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Indiana University. Currently, Dr. Brewer works as a child psychiatrist and general pediatrician at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Brewer’s clinical interests are in chronic medical illness, pain and functional disorders, and collaborative/integrated care with pediatric subspecialists.

Dr. Megan Brockel received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Creighton University in Omaha, NE, completed anesthesiology residency at Washington University in Saint Louis, and completed pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Saint Louis Children’s Hospital. She is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado. Her clinical and research interests include pediatric enhanced recovery after surgery and she has co-led these efforts at her institution for the past 10 years. She has served on the executive board of ERAS Society Pediatrics since 2018 and is currently the president-elect of the Society.

Education and pain specialization.

Dr. Veronica P. Carullo is a quintuple-board-certified physician specializing in pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric pain management and palliative care. She has founded and led pediatric pain management programs at multiple institutions, including Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY; Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in Bronx, NY; Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, NY; and Children’s of Mississippi in Jackson, MS. As an educator, she also served as the fellowship director for pediatric anesthesiology at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and has held various academic and leadership roles that reflect her dedication to advancing pediatric care. Dr. Carullo is a respected leader in her field, actively contributing to organizations such as the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Association of University Anesthesiologists, and the Academy of Anesthesiology. She has also been an active member of the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative since 2022 and serves as an Examiner for the Applied Examination of the American Board of Anesthesiology, underscoring her commitment to excellence in the profession. Motivated by a philosophy of continuous growth, Dr. Carullo earned an MBA from Millsaps College in 2024 followed by a professional coaching certification through Erickson International. She recently founded Carullo Consulting, PLLC, a firm dedicated to delivering impactful consulting and coaching solutions. Alongside her entrepreneurial pursuits, she continues to provide pediatric anesthesiology care as a locum tenens physician, ensuring her hands-on expertise remains sharp and relevant. A passionate advocate for pediatric pain management and palliative care, Dr. Carullo is dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families. Through her clinical, academic, and consulting work, her goal is to continue to champion innovative approaches that prioritize compassionate, patient- and family-centered care.

Dr.Chidambaran is an Endowed chair for Clinical and Translational Research in Anesthesia, Professor of Anesthesia and Vice Chief for Pain, Equity and Innovation, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She is the Director of the Peds Pain PAL Lal for personalization and analgesia and PI of multisite studies funded by the NIH and other foundation grants. She is also actively involved in various national societies and currently Secy/Treasurer for the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, and Research Director of the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Her clinical interests are in pediatric pain, regional analgesia, fetal anesthesia and innovation to change outcomes. Her research focuses on psychosocial, epigenetic and immune research in acute to chronic post-surgical pain transitions in children and opioid pharmacogenetics

Dr. Chin is an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University and currently practices pediatric anesthesia, both pediatric and adult regional anesthesia in both inpatient and ambulatory settings. She completed her MPH at the University of Hong Kong, her MD at Northwestern University, anesthesia residency at Yale University, pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Children's National Medical Center and regional anesthesia fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. She holds the title of associate fellowship director for the ACGME regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine fellowship and assistant director of ambulatory regional anesthesia.

Dr. Collins is a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University and works as a pediatric rehabilitation and pain physician at Stanford Medicine Children's Health. He is board certified in pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pediatric rehabilitation medicine, and pain medicine, caring for children with disabling medical conditions including chronic pain.

Genevieve D’souza is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Stanford University. She is board certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist and a Fellowship trained Pediatric Pain Doctor and trained in Medical Acupuncture. She is the Clinical Director of Pediatric Pain Management Service at Stanford and is the Director of the Pediatric Anesthesia Resource Center. Her interests including Co Leading the Visual Pearl Series for the Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine. She is on the SPPM Board of Directors. Her interests include pediatric pain, anxiety, regional anesthesia, optimization of patients in the perioperative period, and adjunctive pain medications.

My clinical work, research, and teaching focuses on Multidisciplinary pain management with a special emphasis on minimally invasive interventional pain techniques in both children and adults. I direct the Pediatric Interventional Pain Program at Boston Children's Hospital and run its outcomes research projects. I am an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Harvard Medical School. My background includes training in Neurology / Child Neurology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Pain Medicine at the Harvard Combined Pain Fellowship through the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. I have a Master’s in business administration (M.B.A) through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T) Sloan School of Management.

Robert Scott Dingeman, MD, MEd, FAAP, FASA is an assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. His areas of clinical expertise are pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric regional anesthesiology and pediatric pain management. Dr. Dingeman received his undergraduate degree in psychobiology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. He returned to his home state of Michigan where he earned his M.D. from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing and Grand Rapids. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan, and subsequently finished his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Dingeman has a strong interest in medical education and is the former program director of the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is currently finishing his Master of Education in the Health Professions at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Dr. Dingeman’s clinical research has focused on the use of regional anesthesiology techniques to reduce opioid consumption in children undergoing surgery. His recent research interests focus on using these same techniques to improve the quality of life in children living with life-threatening illnesses. Among his many professional activities, Dr. Dingeman serves on the board of directors for the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, and he was the program chair for the society’s 2018 annual meeting. He is an active member of a number of professional organizations including the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and the International Association for the Study of Pain’s Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood. Dr. Dingeman also serves on an international multidisciplinary consortium of experts who are creating global guidelines for supportive care in childhood oncology.

Roger B. Fillingim, PhD is a Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness in the University of Florida (UF) College of Dentistry, and he is Director of the UF Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence. His research investigates biological and psychosocial contributions to individual differences in pain and its treatment. Dr. Fillingim’s research has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1994, including a current MERIT award from the National Institute on Aging. He has published more than 480 peer-reviewed papers and has delivered plenary and keynote addresses at numerous international conferences. Dr. Fillingim also has served in national leadership positions, including a term as President of the American Pain Society (APS) from 2012-14, and he currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the International Mentoring Association. He has received numerous awards, including the Wilbert E. Fordyce, Clinical Investigator Award and the Distinguished Service Award, both from the American Pain Society. He was also awarded a University of Florida Foundation Preeminence Term Professorship in 2019, and he was inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida in 2024.

Dr. Will Frye is a pediatric pain psychologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and is board certified in child and adolescent psychology, as well as biofeedback. He specializes in non-pharmacological treatment for patients with chronic pain and complex medical conditions and provides skill-based interventions for psychosocial concerns. Dr. Frye provides clinical care to patients at JHACH through the interdisciplinary chronic pain and autonomic dysfunction clinics, inpatient consultation, outpatient psychology services, and the intensive inpatient Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Rehab Program. He also leads Camp Wellness at JHACH, which is an outpatient half-day pain management program. Dr. Frye’s research interests include the experience of patients living with chronic illness, quality of life, and non-pharmacological management of symptoms.

Dr. Golianu specializes in pediatric pain management and integrative medicine

Dr. Cheryl Hartzell is a pediatric anesthesiologist and chronic and interventional pain physician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor at University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. She completed both pediatric anesthesia and pediatric pain medicine fellowships at Cincinnati Children’s. Her clinical passion includes forming partnerships with surgical specialties to identify patients who have chronic pain and functional disability and may be surgical candidates, engaging them early in the evaluation process with the multidisciplinary pain approach to optimize perioperative and functional outcomes. She has led the collaboration to form the Thoracic Outlet Multidisciplinary Clinic at Cincinnati Children's, developing novel pain interventional procedures in the pediatric population to prevent surgical need and improve functional outcomes. She works with the CCHMC Pancreas Care Center as one of the pain physicians evaluating patients with recurrent and chronic pancreatitis. She is also one of the lead investigators with the Pancreas Care Center examining pain and quality of life outcomes following Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto-transplantation. Her other research interests include utilizing mindfulness techniques in the perioperative population to improve post-operative functional outcomes, in which she was awarded the SPA Young Investigator Award. Being from Wisconsin, she is a die-hard Packers fan (even though she married a Chicago Bears fan), and an avid ultra-endurance cyclist.

Stephen Robert Hays, MS, MD, FAAP (he/they) is Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and Pediatrics at University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry (URSMD), Director of Resident Scholarship and Associate Vice-Chair for Faculty Development in the URSMD Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, and Director of Pediatric Pain Medicine at University of Rochester Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital. A native of Syracuse, NY and Presidential Scholar, Dr. Hays earned simultaneous B.S. / M.S. in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry summa cum laude with Distinction in the Major from Yale University, New Haven, CT where they were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. They earned their M.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD where they remained for Internship & Residency in Pediatrics, Residency in Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, and Fellowships in Pediatric Anesthesia & Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Hays is Board-Certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, and Pediatric Anesthesiology. Dr. Hays was appointed Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN in 1999, and promoted to Associate Professor in 2006. They developed the Vanderbilt Pediatric Pain Service and subsequently the Vanderbilt Pediatric Pain Clinic, and served as Director of Pediatric Pain Services at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (MCJCHV). Dr. Hays received a 2004-2005 Vanderbilt Department of Anesthesiology Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, as well as the 2011 Sandidge Pediatric Pain Management Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Pediatric Pain Management at MCJCHV. Dr. Hays moved to the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA as Clinical Professor of Anesthesia & Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Pain Services at University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in 2019, and served as Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs & Development in the Department of Anesthesia of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. They moved to URSMD in 2024. Dr. Hays is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and a member of the AAP including its Sections on Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine (SOAPM), Critical Care Medicine, and Hospice & Palliative Medicine (SOHPM). They serve on the AAP SOHPM Membership & Internal Communications Work Group, and have served on the AAP SOAPM Executive Committee. They are a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and have served on the ASA Committees on Pediatric Anesthesiology and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. A Full Examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), they serve on the ABA Objective Standardized Clinical Examination Committee and as the ABA representative to the American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice & Palliative Medicine Advisory Committee, and have served on the ABA Standardized Oral Exam (SOE) Committee. Dr. Hays is a member of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA), and was in 2025 was elected President of the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM), having previously served on the SPPM Board of Directors and then as SPPM Secretary-Treasurer and then Vice President. Dr. Hays' clinical practice focuses on perioperative care of children of all ages, with particular interests in pediatric regional anesthesia, pediatric pain management, and pediatric palliative care. Their clinical time is divided among the pediatric operating room, the inpatient pediatric pain & palliative care services, and various pediatric outpatient clinics. Their research interests have included industry-funded pharmaceutical licensing studies of analgesic agents in children, as well as multi-institutional studies of potential pediatric anesthetic neurotoxicity. Dr. Hays regularly presents at local, regional, and national meetings, and has been a named author on numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, textbook chapters, and online enduring educational content. Dr. Hays and their wife Deborah have two adult sons.

Alyson Hermé is a Pediatric Psychologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Anesthesiology in the Pediatric Pain Medicine Clinic. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University. She specializes in treating a variety of chronic pain patients across several domains including inpatient, inpatient rehabilitation programs, outpatient pain clinic, and pain focused psychotherapy. Patients that present for services vary across gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status which has allowed Dr. Hermé to work with a variety of barriers that come up across levels of treatment. She works alongside physicians conducting evaluations for patients with pediatric chronic pain (initial assessments as well as follow up appointments). She also providers pain focused psychotherapy to patients. She provides psychological consultations for inpatient’s who are having a difficult time managing pain as part of the Inpatient Pain Medicine Service. Consultations can include hospitalized chronic pain patients experiencing acute on chronic pain, post-surgical patients having a difficult time managing pain, as well as patients presenting with new onset pain. Additionally, she is also a member of the Inpatient Pain Rehabilitation team and acts as a primary therapist for patients engaged in the program. Through her work across various settings Dr. Hermé has been able to garner a knowledge of what barriers can impact engaging in treatment recommendations across levels of care. Dr. Herme’s research interests include pediatric pain, chronic illness, anxiety, disordered eating, evidence-based treatments, and health disparities.

Kendra J. Homan, Ph.D. is a pediatric clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of pediatric chronic pain and the association between pediatric chronic pain and comorbid disordered eating. Dr. Homan is the Clinical Director of the Functional Independence Restoration Program (FIRST), an inpatient chronic pain rehabilitation program. Her research agenda focuses on the psychosocial functioning of patients presenting for intensive interdisci-plinary pain treatment, identifying variables that impact the trajectory of change after pain treatment, parenting practices in pediatric chronic pain, and the impact of disordered eating on outcome among pediatric patients with chronic pain.

Dr. Hunsberger is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins University who specializes in pediatric acute pain management and pediatric palliative care.

Dr. Isabella Jaramillo is a pediatric anesthesiologist at McMaster Children’s Hospital, and assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at McMaster University since 2022. She completed pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at McMaster Children’s hospital following anesthesiology residency training at University of La Sabana. Isabella is originally from Cali, Colombia and earned her medical degree from Universidad del Rosario in Bogota, Colombia. Her interests within the field include regional anesthesia, simulation, quality improvement and undergrad and postgrad education.

Dr. Joseph is the Director of Physical Therapy at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland school of medicine Physical Therapy and rehabilitation science program (PTRS). He received his masters in physical therapy from Thomas Jefferson University and his doctorate from Acardia University. He has 31 year of clinical pediatric experience in a variety of service delivery systems. His current area of care concentrates on children and adults with rare disorders with a specialty in Connective disorders with a focus in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). He co-authored a book chapter on the rehabilitative care for adults with OI and has is a team member participating in the natural history study through the osteogenesis imperfecta foundation. He is the primary physical therapists in the pediatric pain and functional neurological symptom disorder clinic at Kennedy Krieger, where he uses his expertise in connective tissue disorders and sensory modulation disorders to help the patients get the services and delivery model that they need to improve their function.

Dr. Michelle Kars is the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health in New York. She completed her training in both pediatrics and anesthesiology at New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell in New York, followed by a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kars is also the Director of the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Service at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell where she currently serves as the program director for the pediatric anesthesia fellowship. Dr. Kars clinical and research interests include pediatric regional anesthesia, pain management, and pediatric point-of-care ultrasound. She currently serves on the editorial board for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine journal and is the chair of the pediatric SIG for ASRAPM. Dr. Kars is the program chair for the 2024 SPPM annual meeting.

Sabina Khan, MD completed her Anesthesiology Residency at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas in 2014, followed by Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at UT Houston/ McGovern Medical School in 2015. After serving as a faculty member at UT until 2019, she worked for two years at the only Children's Hospital in the UAE before returning to UT Health, Houston as an Assistant Professor in 2021. Currently, Dr. Khan is the Associate Professor and program director of the Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship Program and is an active member of the Anesthesiology Perioperative Excellence Grand Rounds planning committee. Dr. Khan is an elected member of PAPDA and active member at SPA and TSA. She is passionate about promoting an inclusive and safe environment where everyone is treated fairly and has equal access to opportunities. Apart from her clinical interests in fellow education, workshops, patient safety and quality improvement projects, Dr. Khan is also involved in collaboration between institutions for various educational projects and community outreach initiatives aimed at teaching high school students about healthcare opportunities. Outside of work, Dr. Khan enjoys exploring Houston's diverse cuisine scene, traveling, and spending time with her family. She lives by the motto "Together Everyone Achieves More" (TEAM).

Dr. Eugene Kim completed his Anesthesia residency at Stony Brook Medicine in New York and Pain Medicine fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He then went on to a second fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where he currently serves as Division Chief of Pain Medicine.

Dr. Jamie Kitzman is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. She is also a board-certified Medical Acupuncture and a member of the Inpatient Pain Services at Egleston. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine. She is an active member of their Editorial Board, Education Committee, and Advocacy Committee. Her advocacy efforts focus on increasing awareness of non-pharmacologic methods of pain management and the prevention of adolescent opioid misuse. Her research interest includes the use of non-pharmacologic tools in the perioperative period, in chronic pain management, and in the prevention/treatment of opioid use disorders. When she is not busy running around in the OR, Preop Clinic, or Acupuncture clinic, she a proud mother, chasing around her young twins.

Anjali Koka, MD is an pediatric anesthesiologist and pediatric pain medicine physician at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Clinically, she specializes in pediatric pain management, pain interventions, regional analgesia and perioperative pain management. She manages in-and outpatients with pediatric chronic pain conditions. She is the program director for the Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship at BCH and directs the inpatient pain treatment service.

Education: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA B.A. 09/1975-05/1979 Psychobiology Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA M.D. 07/1979-06/1983 Medicine Tufts University Medical Center, Pediatrics 7/1983-06/86 Massachusetts General Hospital, Child Neurology. 7/1986-06/1989 Have worked in the fields of pediatric neurology, pain management, and headache since completion of fellowship, initially at Massachusetts General Hospital , the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, and now Boston Childrens Hospital as the director of the chronic headache program. Current research includes collaboration with Dr Scott Holmes and his team in Pain Imaging at BCH. We have used advanced neuroimaging and machine learning to assess network connectivity in chronic pediatric headache subtypes, including post-traumatic, migraine, and new daily persistent headache. Such studies may offer a more direct access to brain processing and treatment in headache disorders.

Dr. Lee is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine and the Emory Pediatric Institute. He is a board certified in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pediatric Palliative Medicine. He has an interest in pediatric chronic pain medicine, pediatric regional anesthesia, global health, and in patient safety and quality improvement.

Galaxy Li is a pediatric anesthesiologist and chief of pain medicine at Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville. His clinical and research interests span from pediatric acute to chronic pain to environmental sustainability in medicine. As a graduate of the University of North Carolina, he acquired his bachelor’s degrees with honors distinction in chemistry and piano performance. Li earned his medical degree at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and completed a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He continued his training with two fellowships – pediatric anesthesiology with Emory University at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and pain medicine with Harvard Medical School at Children’s Hospital Boston. Dr. Li is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology with subspecialty certifications in pediatric anesthesiology and pain medicine. He serves on faculty at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, on the board of directors for the Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, on the board of directors for the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network, and as editor of SPPM Newsletter.

Carole Lin is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Stanford University. She specializes in pediatric and regional anesthesiology. Her research interests focus on pediatric regional anesthesiology, point-of-care ultrasound, educational media, and healthcare sustainability. Dr. Carole Lin, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Stanford University and a pediatric and regional anesthesiology expert. Her dedication extends beyond medicine to her passion for video media production and a profound love for art, enriching her approach to education and research. Recognized by awards like the Stanford Health Care Sustainability Seed Grant and the Teacher of the Year accolade, she is a pioneer in healthcare sustainability. She leads the Perioperative Sustainability at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, founded the AWISH program targeting medical waste, and is Chair of the California Society of Anesthesiologists' Sustainability Task Force. Complementing her scientific pursuits, Dr. Lin's artistic sensibilities and multimedia acumen enhance her advocacy for global health equity.

Senior Associate in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Children's Hospital Boston Associate Professor of Anaesthesia and Pediatrics Harvard Medical School

Melissa Masaracchia, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health and Program Director for the Pediatric Anesthesia fellowship at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She obtained her medical degree at New York Medical College in 2011, completed residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in 2015 and went on to complete fellowship training both in adult regional anesthesia and acute pain management and in pediatric anesthesiology in 2016 and 2018, respectively. She serves on the editorial board for the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia’s Question of the Week Program.

My clinical specialties are pediatric anesthesia and pediatric chronic pain management. Caring for children, our next generation, is something I deeply value and find incredibly meaningful and fulfilling. I care for patients as if they were my own children. I'm also mindful about ensuring that we all work together as a team to provide the best and safest care for each child under our supervision.

Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Pain medicine, Cincinnati childrens hospital medical center (2008-2025) Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, St Louis childrens (1999-2007) Fellow, Seattle Childrens (1998-1999)

Wallis (Ty) Muhly, MD is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Muhly is interested in clinical outcomes research related to pediatric surgery and using quality improvement (QI) methodologies to improve outcomes following complex pediatric surgical procedures. This type of QI work has led to Dr. Muhly’s interest in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) and how this method of organizing the perioperative experience can be used to improve outcomes in children.

Pediatric anesthesiologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Associate professor of anesthesiology at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. My work interests include regional anesthesia, point of care ultrasound, competency-based education curriculum development. I love gardening, baking, reading and spending time with my family. Please see the link for a complete bio including publications. https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/bio/n/suryakumar-narayanasamy

Melanie Noel, PhD, RPsych is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary and a Full Member of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. She directs the PEAK (Pain Education, Advocacy, Knowledge) Research Laboratory within the Vi Riddell Pain & Rehabilitation Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Canada. Dr. Noel’s expertise is on children’s memories for pain and co-occurring mental health issues and pediatric chronic pain. She published guiding conceptual models of children’s pain memory development, co-occurring PTSD and chronic pain, and fear-avoidance. She has published over 225 papers in peer-reviewed journals (H index = 48). In recognition of her contributions to advancing knowledge of the psychological aspects of children’s pain, Dr. Noel received early career awards from the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the Canadian Pain Society, the American Pain Society, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Society of Pediatric Psychology. She was named Avenue Magazine Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 (Class of 2017), a Killam Emerging Research Leader (2020), and holds the inaugural the Killam Memorial Emerging Leader Chair (2021-2026). In 2022, she was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Dr. Noel is passionate about partnering with people with lived experience to transform how we understand and treat people with pain. She is an advocate for the use of developmentally tailored interventions for pediatric pain management and serves on committees to promote and implement evidence-based interventions within her children’s hospital and beyond. As an evidence lead on the Help Eliminate Pain in Kids and Adults team, Dr. Noel co-authored clinical practice guidelines for pain and fear management for vaccine injections. Many of these recommendations were adopted by the World Health Organization.

Stephanie Pan, MD is a clinical assistant professor of pediatric anesthesiology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) Stanford. Board-certified in pediatric anesthesiology, she completed a fellowship in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Dr. Pan is a Local Mentor for the ASA Diagnostic POCUS Certificate Program and recipient of the ASRA Early-Stage Investigator Grant. Her clinical interests include pediatric regional anesthesia, pediatric POCUS, and pediatric orthopedic spine surgeries.

Sarah Pate PT, DPT is a physical therapist in the upstate of South Carolina with extensive experience treating children and adolescents with pelvic floor dysfunction. Upon graduation from the University of South Carolina Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2017, Sarah began her training in developmental pediatrics in the outpatient setting. This experience proved invaluable as it allowed for multidisciplinary collaboration and exposure to challenges children face from infancy to early adulthood including issues related to bowel and bladder dysfunction. Sarah assisted in developing one of the first pelvic floor programs specifically aimed to treat children and adolescents for a major hospital system. She opened PACE Pediatric Therapies in 2021 with the goals of continuing to serve patients through one on one direct care but also to grow awareness for pelvic floor issues in the community through workshops, in-services, and teacher trainings. She consults regularly with multiple specialty programs in the Upstate including Pediatric Pain Medicine, Pediatric Surgery Center for Colorectal Surgery, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Urology by developing protocols for the rehabilitation of diagnoses including Irritable Bowel Disease, Neurogenic Bowel and Bladder disorders such as Hirschsprung’s Disease, and Complex Constipation Clinic. While she experiences a strong sense of professional satisfaction from her work, there is nothing like the role of "Mom" to keep one humble, grounded, and present. She loves to garden and run with her dog Maddie. She loves cheering on her husband as he coaches high school lacrosse, watching her son's flag football team, and seeing her daughter dance (all the while toting around their 5 month old). She is the happiest when her hands are in the dirt and her people are around her.

Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP, FAHS is a pediatric psychologist, CCRF Endowed Chair, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. At Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, he is Co-Director of the Headache Center and focuses on pharmacological, device, cognitive behavioral, and mind and body interventions for youth with migraine. As a clinician and clinical supervisor, he has provided behavioral interventions to patients and taught residents/fellows for over 30 years. As an investigator, he has been continuously supported by the NIH since 1996. Dr. Powers has over 225 publications, including trials in Headache, the New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA.

I was born in Lahore, Pakistan, where I attended medical school and graduated at the top of my class. I then moved to the United States for residency training, followed by a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology. My career has been dedicated to academic medicine, and I currently hold the rank of Professor at the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, IL. Alongside my clinical work in pediatric anesthesia, I am deeply committed to teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows. Over the years, I have also guided junior faculty by providing mock oral exams to help them prepare for the ABA examination process, aiding them in achieving this critical milestone. Outside of work, I cherish my time with my wife and our three children, aged 10, 12, and 14.

Dr. Rebstock did her undergraduate work at Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, Florida) in 1992, and went on to receive a Master's Degree at the University of Florida ( Gainesville, Florida) in 1994 in Nutritional Biochemistry, having completed a human study in Folic Acid Absorption at 2 stages of human gestation within the Clinical Research Center at U.F. In 1994. Dr. Rebstock worked at Hoechst Pharmaceautical division doing research into collagen formation inhibition in the cirrhotic liver. She attended Medical School at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, and did her doctoral research at the Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich looking at gap junction communication in the microvasculature. Dr. Rebstock did her residency and fellowship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Collage of Medicine, working with Dr. David Sherry and Dr. John Rose in Pediatric Pain Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as part of her training. She went on to be an attending anesthesiologist at Penn State and develop the first pediatric pain service/ clinic at Penn State Children's Hospital. In 2011, Dr. Rebstock was recruited at the Children's National Medical Center as director of pediatric pain medicine, and as a principal Investigator in the Sheikh Zayed Institute of Pediatric Surgical Innovation. She was then recruited to be Chief of pediatric anesthesiology with Envision Physician Services to be pediatric site director for their residency. Dr. Rebstock has been at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center since 2019 as an associate professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management. She has an appointment with the Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture where she continues her folic acid research in Anesthesia and the developing brain and is the founder of a videogaming technology project for pain rehabilitation and monitoring. Her research in this area is on the effects of immersion technology on the autonomic nervous system and pain.

Dr. Reece-Nguyen is a board-certified general and pediatric anesthesiologist and Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Children’s Hospital where he serves as a DEI leader in his department, throughout Stanford Medicine, and at the National level as Chair of the SPA-DEI committee, the Vice-Chair of the ASA LGBTQ+ Ad Hoc committee, and National Co-Director of the Perioperative Anesthesiology Registry for Transgender Adults and Youth (PARTAY) Collaborative. As a cisgender gay man, Dr. Reece-Nguyen understands the importance of LGBTQ+ advocacy work and the ever-increasing need for improved LGBTQ+ medical education, focusing specifically on the value of gender-affirming perioperative care. In his role as the Medical Director of the Gender Recognition and Affirmative Care through Education (GRACE) Team at Stanford Medicine and as the Director of LGBTQ+ Health for Stanford Anesthesiology Office of Diversity, Inclusivity, and Health Equity, Dr. Reece-Nguyen’s work promotes perioperative gender-affirming care education, quality improvement, and research efforts aimed at improving the healthcare experience and perioperative outcomes for all gender-diverse patients. He is proud to serve as Co-Director of the Perioperative Anesthesiology Registry for Transgender Adults and Youth (PARTAY) Collaborative, which is a multi-institution collaboration that evaluates practices and optimizes clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative care of TGD individuals undergoing both gender-affirming and non-gender-affirming surgeries and procedures. He is also passionate about increasing LGBTQ+ diversity, networking, and mentorship within anesthesiology and improving the capacity of all anesthesiologists to provide optimal care to the LGBTQ+ community.

Dr. Rico Mora was born in Venezuela and obtained his medical degree at Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado. He completed his anesthesiology residency training at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and his pediatric anesthesia fellowship training at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He is currently an Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director of the pediatric anesthesia fellowship program at Children’s National Hospital. Dr. Rico Mora main professional interests are education, simulation and regional anesthesia. In his spare time, He enjoys travelling, going to concerts and playing the piano.

Dr. Rosales is a pediatric pain psychologist and University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology. She works at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where her roles include Co-Director of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Inpatient Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program, and Lead Psychologist in the Division of Pain Medicine. Dr. Rosales’ clinical work is augmented by her research in pain and social media and Latinx health disparities. Webpage https://www.chla.org/profile/alvina-rosales-phd

I am Kesavan Sadacharam, a Clinical Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Nemours Children’s Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University. I completed my residency at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and my pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. Currently, I serve as the Director of Regional Anesthesia at Nemours DuPont Hospital for Children and am the acting President of the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network (SPAIN). My research interests focus on acute pain management, quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes, and patient blood management.

For the past 15 years, I have dedicated my career to the intersection of pediatrics anesthesiology, focusing on pediatric pain management and the holistic well-being of children. My passion lies in understanding the unique social and emotional dynamics that influence a child’s health and using this knowledge to develop compassionate, evidence-based approaches to alleviate pain and improve quality of life. By combining medical expertise with a deep commitment to understanding the societal factors impacting pediatric care, I strive to empower families and provide children with the support they need to thrive in challenging circumstances

Ravi D. Shah, MD is an academic pediatric anesthesiologist at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, where her serves as Division Head of Pain Medicine and Program Director for the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at Northwestern University. His areas of interest include regional anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management, and medical education.

Kim Strupp is an Associate Professor and the Clinical Quality Director in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado. She earned her undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI with an honors Bachelor of Science with a double major in Biomedical Sciences and History. She went on to medical school at the University of Wisconsin and completed her internship with a transitional year at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse, WI. Dr. Strupp completed her anesthesiology residency and fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. In addition to her role as the Clinical Quality Director, Dr. Strupp also serves as the fellowship director for their Pediatric Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Fellowship. She serves as the Associate Vice Chair for the Quality and Safety Committee for the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia as well as the Co-chair of the Checklist Subcommittee. She enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 children, who constantly keep her on her toes.

Associate Professor , Director Pediatric regional anesthesia faculty fellowship program. Seattle Children's Hospital , Seattle , WA.

Pediatric pain medicine physician, pediatric anesthesiologist Medical Director, Functional Independence Restoration (FIRST) Program

Dr. Tassone is Chief of Anesthesia at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital. She serves as the Chair of the Research Committee for the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine and has an interest in integrative medicine and medical acupuncture.

Dr. Vecchione is an assistant professor of pediatric anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She completed an anesthesiology residency at Montefiore Medical Center followed by a pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital. She then completed a second fellowship in pediatric acute pain management and regional anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is the director of the pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain services. She is also the director of the infant spinal program. Her research has focused on the role of regional anesthesia and multi-modal pain regimens in pediatric patients to reduce opioid consumption in an era of an opioid epidemic. She has published on the use of ultrasound in clinical care for pediatric patients. She has lectured at various national conferences on pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine and taught at numerous workshops in pediatric regional anesthesia.

Dr Walia is an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine and shares a joint appointment within the Departments of Anesthesia, Psychiatry and Pediatrics. She is board certified in Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Interventional Pain Medicine. Her primary academic interest is treating chronic pain in the pediatric population and is the Founder and Director of the Pediatric Comprehensive Pain Clinic where she combines use of her unique board certifications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Pain Medicine. Besides that, she also provides clinical services in the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry inpatient unit and the Adult Chronic Pain Clinic. She strongly believes that pain control is best achieved by using a combination of therapies- The Multimodal Approach and tries to use that best in treating her patients.

Suellen Walker is Professor of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK, and Principal investigator of the Paediatric Pain Research Group. Her clinical activities include acute and chronic paediatric pain management, and her research interests include long-term effects of early life pain and injury, and neuropathic pain in children.

UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School NYU- Anesthesiology residency Yale School of Medicine- Fellowship in Pediatric anesthesia Faculty at Yale School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology 1996-2010 Faculty at UCI Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Health 2010-2011 Clinical faculty Department of Anesthesiology University of Connecticut 2011-present

Dr. Webb completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of Colorado in 2017. She pursued fellowship training at Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) in Pediatric Anesthesiology (2017-2018) and then Pediatric Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM; 2018-2019). Dr. Webb started as faculty CHCO in November 2019. In 2021, she took over as Program Director for the Pediatric RAAPM fellowship at CHCO.

Dr. Weisman is the Medical Director and Jane B. Pettit Chair in Pain Management at Children’s Wisconsin and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Weisman is quadruple board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology. He has served on multiple pain guideline panels which have established pain management standards. In addition, he served on an expert panel for the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine to establish priorities for opioid prescribing. He is the past chair of the American Pain Society Special Interest Group on Pain in Infants, Children and Adolescents. He has served as a founding and Executive Committee member of PRN-Pain (Pediatric Research Network-Pain). He has been honored as a recipient of the Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children’s Pain Relief, American Pain Society. The Pain and Headache Center at Children’s Wisconsin provides a full range of pain-related services for children, including an intensive pain rehabilitation, the Integrated Healing Program, for children with functional disability due to pain or functional neurologic disorders.

Since my fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Boston Children's Hospital, I have had a strong interest in pediatric pain medicine as well as pediatric anesthesia, including regional blocks. I did a second fellowship at Boston Children's in Pain Medicine and stayed on the staff there until I was recruited to start the Pediatric Pain Service at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. My work at Mayo has been balanced between operative pediatric anesthesia and pediatric pain. This has led to my involvement in the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, eventually having been president from 2021 to 2023.

Dr. Windsor is an acute and chronic pediatric pain specialist practicing in Greenville, SC. He completed his training in Pediatric and Pain Management at Boston Children's Hospital. He is board-certified in Pediatrics, Headache Medicine, and Medical Acupuncture. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and adjunct faculty in Anesthesiology and Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. In 2018, he founded the Pediatric Pain program at Prisma Health, serving patients in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee.

I believe that good medicine starts with a compassion for people and a mind to serve those in need… I began my journey into medicine as an electrical engineer. Intrigued by radiofrequency transmission systems and cartilage regeneration, I completed graduate study focusing on nanoparticles and mechanokinetic device design. I ventured into medicine with a mind geared towards research in pediatric outcomes and improving the anesthesia delivery and monitoring systems designed for smaller patients. My interests in quality improvement associated with regional anesthesiology for pediatric patients, led me to serve as the Principal Investigator for the national Pediatric regional anesthesia network (PRAN) at Texas Children’s Hospital, with a focus on improving pediatric regional anesthesia drug delivery and quality outcomes. As a pediatric regional anesthesiologist and pain management specialist it is my aim to advance the practice of regional anesthesia and pain medicine in infants and children through safe and efficacious drug delivery. The incorporation of new peripheral nerve blocks brings both excitement and responsibility among anesthesiologists. My expertise in regional anesthesiology has permit me to transcend the perioperative environment and form a collaborative network that enhances pain delivery streams for a multitude of children in the oncology and hematology realm. Equally important to the advancement of pediatric pain medicine is my role as an educator. Along the course of my anesthesiology faculty development, I have taken an active role in the teaching of medical students, residents and fellows through curriculum development, lecture series, workshops and interactive small-group teaching sessions. I am committed to advocating for student education while upholding the highest standards of medical care. I look forward to enhancing the practice of pediatric anesthesiology in continuing to learn from and with medical students, resident-physicians, and colleagues, reviewing the best practices and critically assessing the present standards with evidence-based medicine.

Pediatric anesthesiologist at Children's Hospital Colorado